Baby

Jim's favorite TV show to laugh at is I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant. In fact, we had both shared laughs at how there are people in the world that didn't know they were pregnant until, surprise, you're in labor. For some strange reason, while I have taken medication to ensure no pregnancy, I stopped having a visitor each month. Now, while many see this as the best thing ever, it caused me great concern, because I wanted to know I wasn't pregnant. Needless to say, I grew accustom to not worrying about that visitor, so when Jim suggested that I was pregnant a month ago after not feeling well, being tired, and having no appetite, I knew there was no way I was pregnant. After all, I took a handy dandy pill each day to make sure that didn't happen. But, my curiosity got the best of me, and I bought the test. With all this said, I began to wonder, if I hadn't gone to the store and bought an at home test, I would be like one of those women on that show! I firmly believe that I will begin showing in the next few weeks, so that would have tipped me off, but other than those few very mild symptoms I had no clue. I can say that I am very glad that I didn't end up like one of those people on that show, that I had enough worry wort in me to go get checked out. But it does go to show, that it is possible to be pregnant and not have a clue.

Surprise!

To say this was a surprise is an understatement. We believe in the power of medical science, but I guess when they say 99% effective, that means that 1% of people have a failure of some sort. I guess we are 1 percenters now! Its odd because I have been pregnant pretty much all summer, and never really felt any side effects until after all of our craziness. (packing, funeral, packing, DC, moving, unpacking, beach) Once we were all settled, some definite dizziness and some dislike of once favorite foods, set in. We all figured that all of the going had finally caught up with me, but as a precaution, I bought some at home tests, knowing that they would be negative. Imagine my surprise when the test said pregnant. I was in so much shock that the next morning I took another, with the same results. The best part is how excited Jim has been. I was really worried that he would be upset, because we were perfectly happy with our family of 3, not planning on anymore. However, he has been the opposite of upset. He couldn't contain himself. I think he told just about everyone he could before today, then after the official confirmation, he told everyone else! Jordan is beside herself, asking baby questions everyday. I was especially excited to see it moving all around waving its arms and legs during the sonogram. We have always said that if God wants us to have another baby, it will happen no matter what we do. Obviously, it was in God's plan for us to move closer to family, so he could bless us with another baby.

Jordan & miscellaneous stuff

Jordan has had lots of fun the last few weeks. As you can see from the pictures, she can help her daddy mow the lawn, which is very helpful as I don't mow the lawn, she made a dress and shorts with Marmoo, which she is modeling, and she can eat dirt cake, which she bid on at the 4th of July auction. You can't tell from the pictures, but Jim has actually been quite sick for the last little bit. Of course he didn't tell anyone until it was actually pretty bad. He did go to the doctor Monday and is now on medicine, so hopefully he will get over it before he starts work.

I started wondering yesterday, as I retrieved a baseball several times from the jaws of Jake, do our neighbors think we are lazy, unemployed bums? I mean, we are home all the time! I hope they realize soon that we are active members of society. I do plan on going to school this week. This is the first time in eleven years that I haven't been to school to get my stuff ready. Plus, I have to register Jordan for school. It is starting to dawn on me that I have lots to get accomplished with not so much time! Plus, I will have to go to the teacher store, and I don't even know if San Angelo has one.